The latest word is that Office 2013 365 will cost $16.50/month ($198/year):
Office 365 Enterprise Plans Cost More Because Of Australian Hosting | Lifehacker Australia
One can buy Office 2013 Home and Business for $251 or Professional for $514 and prices will likely drop further:
Office 365 Enterprise Plans Cost More Because Of Australian Hosting | Lifehacker Australia
Now obviously the latter are for one PC only, but if all the tales that we are hearing lately are true, that people are moving away from the desktop onto tablets and the like and not needing full office etc capability, then most people will only have one desktop in the house.
To that end, one licence would be more than enough and would be sufficient for many years to come. That then questions the need for Office 365, which locks you into a subscription service, ostensibly forever, and with potential price increases as well.
That kind of indicates that the standalone version of Office may well be the best option for most people, rather than Office 365.
Office 365 Enterprise Plans Cost More Because Of Australian Hosting | Lifehacker Australia
One can buy Office 2013 Home and Business for $251 or Professional for $514 and prices will likely drop further:
Office 365 Enterprise Plans Cost More Because Of Australian Hosting | Lifehacker Australia
Now obviously the latter are for one PC only, but if all the tales that we are hearing lately are true, that people are moving away from the desktop onto tablets and the like and not needing full office etc capability, then most people will only have one desktop in the house.
To that end, one licence would be more than enough and would be sufficient for many years to come. That then questions the need for Office 365, which locks you into a subscription service, ostensibly forever, and with potential price increases as well.
That kind of indicates that the standalone version of Office may well be the best option for most people, rather than Office 365.
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